On June 19, 1907, three days after the election, the first meeting of the new Cabinet Government officially began.

Because there are many new faces in this cabinet government, coupled with the transfer of old staff, this meeting is necessary, and Arthur himself is in charge.

For newcomers to politics like Agriculture Minister Mark and Transport Minister Lauren, they also need more time to adapt to their positions and more time to learn all the stuff and information in their departments.

Of course, for the new cabinet government, Prime Minister Walter, he will also need some time to adjust to his status, after all, the prime minister is the person who coordinates the cabinet, and he must manage the cabinet as well as possible in order to properly complete all the tasks assigned by Arthur.

The meeting was held at the Sydney Palace and was attended by the Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Cabinet Government, as well as the Ministers' chosen deputies, the Deputy Ministers of the Departments.

Of course, although these deputy ministers were able to participate in this meeting, their role was more to assist their respective ministers, especially for those who were new to the meeting, and to provide information and information on various departments.

Of course, before the Cabinet meeting began, there was a more solemn ceremony, that is, all members of the Cabinet government swore allegiance to Arthur.

It's a tradition that's been around since Australia, and it's the best way to get those cabinet members to understand who they're working for.

Arthur was not surprised by the scene, and after accepting the oath of allegiance from all the Cabinet members, Arthur spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to see the new Australasian Cabinet Government formed. As a member of the Cabinet, you represent the government and the country in every move. I hope that all of you will remain faithful, loyal and steadfast in upholding the Constitution of the Kingdom of Australasia, loving all the people of the Kingdom, allegiance to the Crown, and fearlessness and conviction in the common development of our great nation. I believe that in the past few days, you have also learned about the current situation of various departments. Now, it's time to develop a new plan to define the new goals for the country's development during your tenure. ”

In any case, the new cabinet will certainly be in a different style from the previous Prime Minister Evan.

Whether it is the very different personalities of Prime Minister Evan and Prime Minister Walter, or the different situation in Australasia at present, it means that Australasia's policy will be different from before.

After Prime Minister Walter took office, he was bound to make some moves. If we continue to do the same thing as the previous Prime Minister Evan, it will not be a good thing for Prime Minister Walter.

"Let's briefly talk about each department's situation! Everyone has an understanding of the situation in the country, and then they can discuss specific plans. Arthur said with a smile.

The main thing is to keep the new Ministers of Agriculture and Transport informed, as well as Prime Minister Walter and Ministers Henris, who have changed their posts. In order to formulate a detailed and reasonable development plan, it is necessary to understand the current development of the department.

Naturally, this session started with veteran employees like Minister Pierre, who had been re-elected for two or three consecutive terms.

"Your Majesty, the current development of the industrial sector is good, and with the help of the Germans, we have made up for the basic industry, especially the chemical industry, and solved the problem of the shortage of our basic industry." Said the Minister of Industry, Pierre.

"On top of that, our industrial scale is also growing rapidly, and now we have more than eight large industrial parks, and the total number of small and medium-sized industrial parks has reached nearly fifteen." Minister Pierre introduced with a little pride.

Australasia's industrial development has been smooth, and the pace of industrial development has been very smooth, and there are basically no obstacles.

Coupled with the fact that Australasia has a large number of industrial equipment from Britain and assistance from Germany, as well as its own rich mineral resources, it has only taken more than seven years for Australasia to become one of the current industrial powers, and the total steel production has even surpassed the tail of a great power such as Italy, ranking among the top ten in the world.

Of course, this does not mean that the total industrial scale of Australasia has reached the first level under the great powers.

Compared with European countries with strong heritage, Australasia still has many shortcomings, which will take some time to make up.

But in any case, the development potential of Australasia is visible to the naked eye, and the industrial development is much smoother than expected.

"At present, we are already vigorously cultivating factories in China. Up to now, Australasia has a total of hundreds of private factories, including machinery, paper, cement, glass, wood, chemicals, etc., some of which have even reached a certain scale and can achieve lasting profits. Minister Pierre continued.

While most of the smaller factories still need funding from the Ministry of Industry, there are already factories that can make a profit on their own.

These large and small, all kinds of factories, they produce manufactured products that flood the Australasian market and are the potential stocks of Australasia's civilian industry.

Of course, the vast majority of the military industry is currently controlled by Arthur, and a small part is also a joint venture between the royal family and the government.

Australasia has not yet given birth to a private military industrial enterprise, after all, Arthur's military factories and shipyards have achieved technological crushing, and this technological transcendence is not something that Australasia's capital can make up for.

After the Ministry of Industry, the next person to be introduced is the Minister of Justice, Thomas.

"Your Majesty, everyone. Our police training system has been developed over a long period of time and is beginning to bear fruit. To date, Australasia has more than 4,000 police officers in more than 300 police stations. Our police training system can also train more than 200 police officers for us every year, which can basically meet our public security needs born due to the increase in population. Minister of Justice Thomas introduced.

"According to the previous year's statistics, there were less than 1,000 crimes in the Kingdom of Australasia in 1906, of which less than a tenth were about human life."

While nearly 1,000 crimes may seem like a lot, Australasia has a population of more than 6 million and a crime rate of less than 1 in 6,000.

Even compared to the data of later generations, such a crime rate is definitely very low.

In fact, it is also understandable that chaotic order and turbulent environment often lead to an increase in crime rates.

But the environment in Australasia is very stable, and even if it is to merge with New Zealand, it will be a peaceful referendum.

Coupled with Arthur's emphasis on the poor and poor commoners, the Royal Relief Committee has to spend a lot of money every year to relieve all the low-level commoners.

This is also the reason why the crime rate in Australasia is so low.

Of course, the current case statistics basically only include all the more serious criminal cases, similar to ordinary incidents of fights and brawls, even if they alarm the police, they are basically just a few words of advice.

However, for more serious incidents such as theft and robbery, the supervision of the public security department is still relatively strict.

This is also Arthur's request, in order to create a good immigration environment in Australasia, theft and robbery are also felonies in Australasia, and if more serious, can even lead to life imprisonment and the death penalty.

After all, the Royal Relief Committee has ensured that every Australasian civilian will not starve to death, and under this premise, those who can still steal and rob are basically those criminals who are for money, and they will not be sorry to die.

Arthur nodded in satisfaction.

For the crime rate in Australasia, Arthur was very satisfied. You know, there is no ban on guns in Australasia at the moment. Although large-scale gun ownership is not supported, herders and residents living in remote areas can legally own hunting rifles to protect their lives in the event of wild animals or other dangerous situations.

You know, Australasia has a lot of barren areas and also has a lot of virgin forests and mountains.

These areas have not been explored by humans and are home to an abundance of wildlife and poisonous insects.

Without shotguns, I am afraid that the safety of people close to the suburbs cannot be guaranteed.

After the security department, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Health followed suit.

Education and healthcare in Australasia are also well underway. Especially after the Victoria Award solved the source of high-end talents, the medical development of Australasia has been smooth, and the construction and development of hospitals can basically meet the domestic demand.

Not counting the Royal Hospital built by Arthur at Sydney Palace, Australasia has more than 15 large hospitals and more than 10 medium-sized hospitals.

In particular, Australasia's most developed region, the Capital Territory, has two large hospitals and one medium-sized hospital.

Even Western Australia and South Australia, which are relatively deserted, each have a large hospital and a small hospital.

Coupled with the fact that private clinics are popping up all over Australasia, the medical problems in Australasia have finally been solved.

In particular, the first few large hospitals and the Royal Hospital built by Arthur housed many medical experts from Europe, and the medical level was advanced.

In particular, the Royal Hospital, although it was established for a relatively short period of time, was intended for the royal family and high-ranking government officials, and the medical level and equipment were even able to reach the first class in Europe.

Education in Australasia is also very good, with six universities barely able to meet the needs of university students.

On this basis, the proliferation of primary and secondary schools is fundamental to the development of education in Australasia, and the key to the continuous increase in the literacy rate of the population.

Even some Australasian factories have set up academic requirements for some key positions.

Fortunately, immigrants from the UK and Germany have at least a primary school education, and there are even many people with a secondary school education.

Russian immigrants with relatively low educational qualifications were the Russians, but fortunately they were more obedient and able to submit to the rule of the kingdom.

In any case, Australasia also has supplementary education for adults, so it is not difficult for the vast majority of the Russian population to have a primary school education.

The current main plan of the Ministry of Education is to make the current six universities in Australasia top universities, attract more European students, and keep them in Australasia.

At the same time, the number of universities in Australasia is still too small, at least two or three times to satisfy Arthur's appetite for a short time.

Minister Andrew has nothing to report on, Australasia is basically not involved in international affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has basically nothing to do except for exchanges with a few good countries.

The Minister of Defense, Kent, only briefly reported on the number of soldiers and the current training status, the Ministry of Defense is currently special, although it is a member of the Cabinet, but the Ministry of Defense is only responsible to the Royal Council and Arthur.

Next up is Treasury Secretary Roger. Australasia's financial position is still good, not only with $230 million on the books, but also with a record high revenue of $15.31 million in the past six months.

If it continues, the total government revenue in 1907 is expected to exceed $30 million, achieving a government surplus for the first time.

Because the government's total fiscal expenditure in the first half of the year was only 14.12 million Australian dollars, this is still the start of the northern railway construction plan.

In the second half of this year, the construction of the industrial railway will be completed, which also means that the government will have one less major expenditure project.

The government's finances, which have turned from losses to profits, have also made many ministers smile.

The improvement of government finances also means that various departments will get more budgets and will be more handy.

Minister Henrith went from being a modest Minister of Agriculture to Minister of Livelihood and one of the top echelons of the Cabinet Government.

Although the affairs he is responsible for are completely different, his years of experience in government affairs have also made Minister Henries quickly familiar with the situation of the Ministry of People's Livelihood, and he is more comfortable in handling government affairs.

Although it is only half a year, Australasia's population is growing rapidly.

So far, Australasia has a total population of 6.77 million, of which 5.4 million are in Australia and 1.32 million are in New Zealand.

It can be seen that Australia's population is growing and developing much faster than New Zealand, depending on Australia's land area and the size of Australia's population.

However, this is also a good thing for the current Australasia, Arthur's base is Australia, and the stronger Australia is, the more stable the situation of Australasian unity.

While the growing gap between Australia and New Zealand will upset some New Zealanders, Arthur has the means to deal with it.

In addition to building a large number of buildings in New Zealand, New Zealand can really feel the changes brought about by joining the kingdom, but also hyped up the concept of Australasians, subtly merging Australians and New Zealanders into one nation, so as to eliminate the possibility of the birth of two peoples and regions.

This was followed by the reports of the two new ministers, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport.

The first is the debriefing of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is Minister Mark.

Australasia's agriculture has also developed rapidly, thanks to a large number of indigenous labour.

Because of the large number of indigenous people, the total area of arable land in Australasia has increased steadily at a rate of at least one and a half percent every year, and the growth rate of grain production is even more gratifying, from about two million tons in Australia at the beginning, to more than 5.5 million tons per year in 1906.

This is enough to feed 20 million people, but Australasia also has a large amount of arable land, which is a valuable resource for Australasia and is key to feeding a larger population.

The obvious difference from the previous one is the amount of arable land that Australasia has given to immigrants.

Previously, each settler was given three acres of land, less than one-fifth of it was arable land, and the rest had to be cultivated by the settlers themselves.

But now Australasia's immigration policy has been upgraded again. Not only did each settler receive at least five acres of land, at least one-third of which was arable land, but they could also hire natives for cultivation at a low price.

Especially in the colonies of New Guinea, immigrants to the colonies of New Guinea could even get ten acres of land, and the colonial government would send natives to reclaim the land, and even cultivate and harvest natives could be hired at a low price, as if they had become farmers.

There is also an episode in this, the Dutch East Indies also felt the speed of the crazy development of Australasia, and also did some tricks on the indigenous side.

At present, the frequency of indigenous transportation in the Dutch East Indies is significantly lower, and most of the people sent over are women or old people, who are not qualified as laborers.

While their prices are also lower, there is no need for Australasia to spend money on waste.

According to the estimates of the indigenous population of the Dutch East Indies, there were at least 40 million indigenous people in the entire Dutch East Indies.

At present, the Dutch East Indies have only a little more than one million indigenous people sent to Australasia, which is a drop in the bucket for the Dutch East Indies.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the reason for the reduction of the frequency of indigenous consignment in the Dutch East Indies was the taboo of the pace of development of Australasia.

Perhaps they also realised that continuing to send large numbers of indigenous people would only allow Australasia to continue to grow.

When Australasia has developed to a certain extent and has sufficient military strength, the Dutch East Indies, as Australasia's closest neighbor to the north, will definitely be the first to suffer.

Arthur understood the Dutch's fears, but now the Dutch were too late to react.

Judging by the current development of Australasia, the Dutch are not necessarily Australasia's opponents.

The Dutch East Indies wanted to reduce the size of the natives, and it was up to Arthur's loyal army to agree.

This is an important issue concerning national development, and it can definitely make two friendly countries tear their faces apart.

If the Dutch were unwilling to maintain the previous scale of indigenous consignments, then they would have to give them a taste of the Australasian army.

Of course, this also needs an opportunity. Arthur would not have taken the initiative against the Netherlands without a good reason.

After all, it was a legal colony recognized by the great powers, and Arthur did not want to ruin Australasia's favor in the eyes of the great powers.

The reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport are basically based on the data, and the transportation construction in Australasia is also very smooth, and the industrial railway, which was expected to be built for ten years, has been completed in just over six years, and will be officially completed and opened to traffic in the second half of this year.

This will greatly alleviate the transportation problems at the east and west ends of the Australian continent, and the rich mineral resources of Western Australia and South Australia can also be transported very effectively and quickly to the most developed southeast region of Australia.

If the construction of the Northern Railway is completed, then the exchange between the Australian states will also become very effective, which is also a good thing for the development of Australasia.

Of course, if the Northern Railway is successful, Australasia will be able to better control the northern part of Australia.

The northern part of the Australian mainland is very close to Southeast Asia, especially some islands of the Dutch East Indies.

This is also a foreshadowing for possible expansion in Australasia, and parts of Southeast Asia are also important for Australasia.

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